Stacker



T. BERRY.

(No Model.)

STACKER.

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n. PETERS. Photc-Lnmgnplmr. Washmgim n C.

UNITED STATES nTnNT @einen STACKR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters E'atent No. 398,934, dated March 5, 1889.

Application filed October I6, 1888. Serial No. 288,206. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, THOMAS BERRY, of North Fork, in the County of Mason and State of Kentucky, have invented anew and Improved Straw-Stacker, of which the following is a full, i

clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in stackers, and has for its object to provide an implement of simple and durable construe I tion, wherein a vibrating` and a vertical motion will he imparted to the truuk, and wherein, .l

also, the straw or hay will he continuously conveyed from the thrashing-machine and deposited a distance in advaiice of the trunk in a seniieireular rick.

The invention Consists in the construction and combination of the several parts, as will he hereinafter fully set. forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to he had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure lis a central vertical section through 1 the implement, and Fig. 2 is a transverse sec tion on line to of Fig. l. Fig'. 3 is a detail view representing the rear or exit end ot a Athrashin g-maehin e.

ln earrying out the invention the frame l0 is preferably rectangular, consisting of suitable side and end pieces and intermediate oross-pieees,11 and 12. In the rear of the frame, which is supported above the ground hy legs l2, or in any other approved manner, the drivesha-Et 13 is journaled and provided with a pulley, ll, at or near the center, and a second pulley at one end, which latter pullev is belted to anv suitable motor.

From the intermediate oross-l ar,11, standards 1t are upwardly projected and connected hy a suitable oross-head, and in the said oross-head and central cross-har a porpendicular shaft, 15, is journaled, having` attached to the lower oxtreinitiv a horizontal pulley, lo, helted to the drive-shaftpnllelv 14e, and a bevel-gear, 17, seein-ed upon the upper ond.

Above the frame l0 a table, il S, is supported, shaped to the contour of a ring,l and surrounding` the perpendicular shaft 15. Upon the upper tace of the table, at each side of the upper end of which' trusses ashaft, 20, is transversely journaled, as best shown in Fig'. 2.

The shaft 2O is provided with a pulley, 21, upon one end and a bevel-gear, n'ieshin with the gear 17 upon the perpen dieular shaft. The arms of a yoke, Q3, are pivoied upon the transverse shaft within the trusses, and the said perpendicular shaft 15 isinade to loosel7 pass through the hod5v of the voke, which hody rests upon the Cross-head of the hase-frame standards 1i". Through the medium of the said yoke the table 1S is permitted to revolve around the perpendicular shaft. A vibrating motion is imparted to the table 1S, the perpendieu lar shaft acting as a center., by a pinion, 24, secured upon the latter, meshing with a large spur-wh eel, 25,pivoted upon the hase-frame, asbest. shown in Fig. l. The said spur-wheel is provided with an eccentrica]ly-located frio- I tion roller, 2o', traveling intermittently in Contact with a plate secured transversely to the under side of the table, which plate is preferably Ushaped in cross-section. A ver- `tical rocking motion is also imparted to the table h v securing upon the intermediate eross- 4liar 1i' a traveler-block, 27 havinO` an undulating,` upper surface, and the attachment of a roller, 28, to the under face or side of the said Circular frame, adapted ior Contact with the said hlock,as best illustrated in 2. The lower end of an air-tight trunk, 29, is pivoted at or near the inner end upon the transverse shat 20, open at the outer end for the delivery of the material, and provided at or near the inner end with a hopper, 30, for the reception oi said material as the same is dropped t rom the d eli very-Chute of the thrashing-machine ill. The material drawn from the hopper by suction through the medium of a Jian, 32, located within the trunk near the outer end, as illustrated in Fig. l. The fan is driven hv a heit, 33, passing over the pulley Q1 upon the transverse shaft 20. y

At or near the center olf the trunk,up0n the under side, a series ot' teeth, 3, are formed, and at the base of the trusses 1f) a supportingtraine, 35, is hinged to table 1S and adapted to extend upward in Contact with the trunk, and in the upper Cross-har of the said frame IOO a spring-latch, 36, is located, engaging the teeth 34 and manipulated by an attached cord or Wire, 37.

It will be observed that the vibratory and vertical movement of the table is communicated by the pinion 24 to the trunk, causing the material as delivered to drop over a semicircular area. l

It is evident that while the material can be distributed over a semici'rcular area by the vibratory movement of the trunk in a horizontal plane only the delivery is greatly augmented by the vertical reciprocating movement imparted to the trunk bythe undulating block 27 and the contacting roller 28, and the said latter movement tends to shake or jar the material and impart thereto a tendency to Hy outward. This movement is especially desirable when the horizontal vibratory movement is very i slow o r measured,the object of the horizontal 1 movement being primarily to distribute the material in a semicircle, as aforesaid.

At the forward end of the base-frame a detachable rest, 3S, is located, purposed to afford a bearing for the supporting-frame when Q the trunk is lowered. The rest-frame is removed when the trunk is folded down upon the base-frame.

The supporting-frame 35 is held in normal engagement with the trunk by springs 39, attached to the latter, and arms 40, connecting the springs with the frame.

I desire it to be understood that I do not confine myselfv to the location of the't'an illustrated in Fig. l, as the said fan may be placed at any desired point between thehopper and f the upper extremity of the trunk.

Having thus described my invention, what 5 I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a stacker, the combination, with a baseframe, of a vibratory and vertically-rocking table mounted on the base and a trunk mounted upon the said table, substantially as described.

2. In a strmv-stacker, the combinatiomwith i a base-frame and a t-able mounted thereon capable of a simultaneous horizontal vibratory and a vertical movement, of a vertically-adj ustable trunk mounted upon said table, and means, substantially as shown and described, for adjusting' the trunk, as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a straw-stacker, the combination, with a base-frame and a table capable of a horizontal vibratory and a vertical movement, of a trunk pivoted upon the table, provided With teeth integral With the under side,a springactuated supporting frame hinged to the table, and a spring-.actuated latch located upon the supporting-frame engaging With the teeth of the trunk, substantially as shown and described.

4:. The combination, with a base-frame, a vertical drive-shaft, a table mounted vupon said base, provided with a friction-,roller at one side and a guide-plate upon the opposite side, of a spur-wheel rotated from the drive-shaft, a roller eccentrically located upon the said wheel, an undulating block secured to the base-frame adapted for contact with said roller, a trunk pivoted upon the table, and a spring-actuated supporting-frame hinged to the table and engaging with the trunk, substantially as shown and described.

l 5. In a straw-stacke1, the combination of a y* vibratory and vertically-rockin g trunk having l an open outer end and provided with a hopper at its inner end, and an exhaust-fan arranged in said trunk, substantially as herein shown and described.

6. The combination, with a base-frame, a vertical shaft journaled in said base-frame, a wheel j ournaled upon the frame provided with an eccentric-pin, and a block having an n ndulating surface fixed on the frame, of 'a table suspended upon said shaft, a guide-plate and l a friction-roller on said table, a horizontal shaft journaled in the frame of -the table, a stra\ffelevator carried on the frame of the tal ble, and operating-gearing, substantially as l shown and described.

l THOMAS BERRY.

lliitnesses:

G. F. BATEMAN, J. BOLINGER. 

